NETBible | For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors 1 for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God. |
NIV © |
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. |
NASB © |
For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God. |
NLT © |
The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanks to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph. |
MSG © |
That's the way it was done in the olden days, the days of David and Asaph, when they had choir directors for singing songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. |
BBE © |
For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God. |
NRSV © |
For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. |
NKJV © |
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. |
KJV | For in the days <03117> of David <01732> and Asaph <0623> of old <06924> [there were] chief <07218> of the singers <07891> (8789)_, and songs <07892> of praise <08416> and thanksgiving <03034> (8687) unto God <0430>_. |
NASB © |
For in the days <3117> of David <1732> and Asaph <623> , in ancient <6924> times <6924> , there were leaders <7218> of the singers <7891> , songs <7892> of praise <8416> and hymns <3034> of thanksgiving <3034> to God .<430> |
LXXM | oti <3754> CONJ en <1722> PREP hmeraiv <2250> N-DPF dauid {N-PRI} asaf {N-PRI} ap <575> PREP archv <746> N-GSF prwtov <4413> A-NSMS twn <3588> T-GPM adontwn <103> V-PAPGP kai <2532> CONJ umnon <5215> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ ainesin <133> N-ASF tw <3588> T-DSM yew <2316> N-DSM |
NET [draft] ITL | For <03588> long ago <06924> , in the days <03117> of David <01732> and Asaph <0623> , there had been directors <07218> for the singers <07891> and for the songs <07892> of praise <08416> and thanks <03034> to God .<0430> |
HEBREW | Myhlal <0430> twdhw <03034> hlht <08416> rysw <07892> Myrrsmh <07891> *ysar {sar} <07218> Mdqm <06924> Poaw <0623> dywd <01732> ymyb <03117> yk (12:46) <03588> |
NETBible | For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors 1 for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “heads.” The translation reads with the Qere the plural רֹאשֵׁי (ro’shey, “heads”) rather than the Kethib singular רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head”) of the MT. |